Preface: Genghis Khan, Thomas Jefferson, and God

Introduction: the anger of the gods

Becoming Temujin. The teeth that eat men ; The golden whip of heaven ; Wisdom of the steppe ; Conflicting selves

Becoming Genghis Khan. Messenger of light ; Jesus of the steppe ; The making of the Mongol nation ; Guardians of the flame

Becoming the world conqueror. Two wings of one bird ; God's omnipotence ; The thumb of fate ; Wild man from the mountain ; The Confucian and the unicorn

Becoming a god. The last campaign ; War, inside and out ; Burning the books ; Life after death ; The unfulfilled law

Epilogue: the thunderbolt of God.